Thursday, April 13, 2006

I'Ve Often Thought Of How My Old Man Died Comments

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I've often thought of how my old man died:
a cancer, they said, shaped like a star,
grew in his brain, and fed upon
what he could call himself
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John Libertus
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Will Barber 20 May 2006

This is a poem of many layers - cancer, star (the crab) - the folding of the clothes, snow. I've read it several times now. I'm only posting a comment to say: I admired it. It hit me a little too painfully to comment the other times I read it. Beautiful.

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Con Nie 13 April 2006

Sad poem, but well written. Good lines in it, too. I can feel for the father, mother and the child in this. Take care. Sincerely, Connie Webb

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